Posts Tagged ‘ Meet The Facts ’

Meet the Press 2.0: New HD Set, and New Accountability Demanded By New Web Group

2010/05/04
By Nisha Chittal
Meet the Press 2.0: New HD Set, and New Accountability Demanded By New Web Group

"Meet the Press" met a new set this week - and a new web group determined to hold it accountable on the facts. "Meet the Facts" plans to fact-check every broadcast, making sure the politicians and pundits spouting off onscreen do so with the fullest of accuracy. Mediaite's Nisha Chittal spoke to the site's...
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Fact-Check or Die! Why News Media Survival Depends On Checking The Facts

2010/05/04
By Craig Newmark
Fact-Check or Die! Why News Media Survival Depends On Checking The Facts

Traditionally, trust in the news media was established through good work - work that was also right. But distrust in the press grows when traditional journalistic values are forgotten. Right now, people mistrust the press a whole lot - but fact-checking might be the way to win that trust back.
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